Another one bites the dust?

Remembers classic songs from the late 1950s and 1960s
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Another one bites the dust?

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http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1D0Y4PPVH5N5C0D99YV1KV63OZ
Albeit it's not the biggest hit by this artist, i like it more that's why it was posted. His biggest hit was successfully covered and made it to a movie in 90s.
Identify: a) artist's true name; b) title of this song; c) title of his biggest hit and the movie. Chart positions & dates - optionally.
Special note for Roy: i'm sure you'll recognize it from the very first chords and come up with a detailed answer immediately, so may i ask you to please wait until, say, tomorrow afternoon - maybe somebody else would come up with the answer?..
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Will Do Sheena, some of our friends on here may struggle though as artist meant nothing in States.

Sounds like another re-recording Sheena
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Sheena: The song is Little Things and to me sounds a lot like Dave Holgate Grundy or Dave Berry. To me his biggest hit was The Crying Game which I believe was a number five hit for him. It seems to me that Little Things was equally successful. I may have missed the mark on this one, given your comments. I know Little Things from Bobby Golsboro's version. Berry does a great job though. In any event, the move was The Crying Game.
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Who performed the version in the film though Peter, know Sheena didn't ask but may as well
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Boy George you have got me on that one Roy!
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Brilliant, guys (how could i ever doubt you, Peter!)!
Roy: bet it is a re-recording, it's the same compilation i referred to in another thread.
One more question left: dates? (said it's optional, but just to fulfill the list).
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No didn't Peter because you are correct not as good as Berry's version.
Year was 65 Sheena and Peter already gave chart position, which was number 5
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Sheena: Think I deserve some sort of a prize. I can't listen to the sound files at the office, but from your initial hints I was thinking Dave Berry and 'The Crying Game'. I've heard his version of 'Little Things', but of course there's no way I could know what the song was without hearing it.
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Take your certainly deserved prize, Randy (the one i can offer at the time)!
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Sheena: Thanks. Now I feel like a winner!
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